I had a Cosmo Communicator and sold it in short order when I realized that:
- Pinephone has better Linux support and always will. Planet Computers' phones all have mediatek chips, which will be stuck on ancient kernels with dogshit driver support for things like the camera.
- It will be impossible to find parts, so I would have to gingerly baby the thing and worry about the hassle productivity loss if my phone broke.
- The thing is huge. Just about the size of a pinephone if not larger. The keyboard addon to the pinephone looks like it will turn into something identical, albeit with a slower processor and ancient GPU but at least parts are found plenty if something breaks. It's something to think about.
I love the pinephone (I own one) but the specs are pretty weak. Is the situation with support forthe SOCs used in the Planet devices as dire as you suggest? I was considering them but being stuck on an archaic kennel is a deal breaker.
I'm more than ready to pay for a premium device with the same level of hardware support the Pinephone has but I guess I'll need to keep waiting.